Ugo A. Franchi

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/29/1944

Ugo Albert Franchi was born in San Francisco, California on April 22, 1925.

He was drafted into the Army on September 20, 1943 at San Francisco, California.
His home of residence was listed as San Francisco, California and his civilian occupation was listed
as student. He had completed two years of High School and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

Photo courtesy of Theophile Odaert

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool on July 11, 1944.

Private Franchi was killed in action near St. Lô, France, during Operation Cobra, the breakout
from Normandy on July 29, 1944.

Decorations of Ugo A. Franchi

Ugo A. Franchi was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in California.

Burial:
Italian Cemetery
Colma
San Mateo County
California
Plot: 148A

Grave marker for Ugo A. Franchi

Photo by Aja Thacker from the Find A Grave website

Grave monument for Ugo A. Franchi

Photo by Aja Thacker from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Ugo Franchi courtersy of Theophile Odaert

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